I was addressing Torie who happened to have mentioned that he was an attorney as a way of explaining why we might have argued a bit sharply on this thread. He made use of the word interlocutor and I borrowed it to send back a friendly reply.
You attack my work, call me high minded and imply that I attend block parties. Then you say my personality is irritating. You then brilliantly tell me to pi$$ off.
You don't know me so you have no means to offer an opinion on my personality, sir. I have not given you any offense. I despise the very idea of block parties. Before being a lawyer, I was an electrician and occasionally, a waiter to pay for school. I am only high-minded in the sense that I think before I speak (or write), which suggests that you should get high-minded, too. I am irritating when my adversaries play dirty. It is a tactic, not a personality trait.
If you were a gentleman of any sort, you would apologize. If you don't, we will all know what you are.
Well, since you taken leave of your senses, and wish to engage in shallow sophistry, I'm up to your challenge.
I've picked strawberries for a nickel a quart, worked on the drilling platform on lead tong,disposed of catalyst out of a cat "cracker" in 100 degree heat,worked on a brush crew cutting pipleline right of ways, laid pipeline, ground sight valves, was knocked down by sour gas, hoed weeds out of beans, detassled corn, and put my life on hold to protect your ability to attend law school.
Your role as barrister impresses me less than you can imagine.
Why don't you take your poetic ability, eschew your high tone "lawyering" and write poetry for greeting cards?
I'd love to cut and paste your reply into "letters to the editor."
When you reply, address me as Mr. Publisher.
Oh, the phone book was crowded with tons of broke attorneys.
Surey I missed your listing.
I should have started with A for Ambulance.